KIBO /ki:'boh/

1. [acronym] Knowledge In, Bullshit Out. A summary of what

happens whenever valid data is passed through an organization (or

person) that deliberately or accidentally disregards or ignores

its significance. Consider, for example, what an advertising

campaign can do with a product's actual specifications. Compare

GIGO; see also SNAFU principle. 2. James Parry

<kibo@world.std.com>, a Usenetter infamous for various

surrealist net.pranks and an uncanny, machine-assisted knack for

joining any thread in which his nom de guerre is mentioned. He

has a website at http://www.kibo.com/.

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